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WorksheetsUnit 4 Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A set of things that people believe they should be free to do.
a)
Abolish
b)
Obligations
c)
Assent
d)
Rights
2.
The right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected.
a)
due process
b)
natural rights
c)
assent
d)
rule of law
3.
An official agreement made by two or more parties.
a)
Rights
b)
Abolished
c)
Compact
d)
Despotism
4.
A single ruler that possesses and abuses absolute government
power.
power.
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Self-Government/ Democracy
c)
Tyranny/Tyrant
d)
Parliament
5.
A government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
6.
A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
Common Sense
7.
A government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement.
a)
Self-Government
b)
Limited Government
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Naturalization
8.
To end
a)
Endowed
b)
Grievance
c)
Assent
d)
Abolish
9.
Popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government.
a)
Self-Government
b)
Grievance
c)
Despotism
d)
Tyranny
10.
An agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Common Sense
d)
The U.S. Constitution
11.
A government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Common Sense
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
The Articles of Confederation
12.
Governing body responsible for making laws.
a)
Unalienable Rights
b)
Legislature
c)
Taxation without Representation
d)
Oppression
13.
The use of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner.
a)
Oppression
b)
Rights
c)
Unalienable
d)
Quarter
14.
Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away.
a)
Legislature
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Responsibilities
d)
Unalienable Rights
15.
To agree
a)
Parliament
b)
Abolished
c)
Assent
d)
Oppression
16.
A complaint
a)
Grievance
b)
Oppression
c)
Legislature
d)
Unalienable Rights
17.
The English legislature.
a)
Due process
b)
The King
c)
Congress
d)
Parliament
18.
A system of government where the ruler has unlimited power. The ruler is called a despot.
a)
Despotism
b)
Self-Government
c)
Anarchy
d)
Legislature
19.
To house
a)
Endowed
b)
Tyranny
c)
Quarter
d)
Natural Rights
20.
The idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them
a voice in government.
a voice in government.
a)
Individual Rights
b)
Taxation without Representation
c)
Rule of Law
d)
Limited Government
21.
To be given something naturally.
a)
Grievance
b)
Taxation without Representation
c)
Quarter
d)
Endowed
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